Palau Ground Dove
Pampusana canifrons(Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1872)
English (US) Palau Ground Dove
The Palau Ground Dove (Pampusana canifrons) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
Range: Palau (Babelthuap southward to Angaur)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pampusana canifrons
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Palau Ground Dove
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1872)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phlegoenas canifrons
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1872)
- Type locality
- Palau Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872, pt.1 p.101
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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